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F. Kent Hamra

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:rat· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Piccolino regulates the architecture of the ribbon at cochlear inner hair cell synapses

Susann Michanski, Rohan Kapoor, Anna M. Steyer, Wiebke Möbius, Iris Früholz, Frauke Ackermann, Mehmet Gültaş, Craig Curtis Garner, F. Kent Hamra, Jakob Neef, Nicola Strenzke, Tobias Moser, Carolin Wichmann

This study investigates the role of piccolino in cochlear inner hair cell synapses, finding it contributes to active zone organization and is essential for normal synaptic transmission.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Mutant screen for reproduction unveils depression-associated Piccolo's control over reproductive behavior

Gerardo A. Medrano, Manvendra Singh, Erik J. Plautz, Levi B. Good, Karen M. Chapman, Jaideep Chaudhary, Priscilla Jaichander, Heather M. Powell, Ashutosh Pudasaini, John Michael Shelton, James A. Richardson, Xian-Jin Xie, Zoltán Ivics, Christine Braun, Frauke Ackermann, , F. Kent Hamra

The paper identifies Pclo mutations in rats that affect reproductive behavior and link to depression-associated genes.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020 · PreprintGenetics

Loss of Piccolo function in rats induces Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia type 3-like phenotypes

Joanne E. Falck, Christine Bruns, Sheila Hoffmann-Conaway, Isabelle Straub, Erik J. Plautz, Marta Orlando, Humaira Munawar, Marion Rivalan, York Winter, Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Dietmar Schmitz, F. Kent Hamra, Stefan Hallermann, Craig Curtis Garner, Frauke Ackermann

This study shows that Piccolo knockout rats exhibit anatomical and behavioral features similar to Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia type 3, supporting a causal link between Piccolo function and PCH3.

Journal of Neuroscience · Mar 2, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Critical role for Piccolo in Synaptic Vesicle Retrieval

Frauke Ackermann, Kay Oliver Schink, Christine Bruns, Zsuzsanna Izsvák, F. Kent Hamra, Christian Rosenmund, Craig Curtis Garner

This study shows Piccolo is essential for synaptic vesicle recycling through Pra1 and Rab5, linking its dysfunction to neurological disorders.

eLife · May 10, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience